User`s guide

3: File Transfer Interface (BSCFTI)

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3.8 BSCSHOW Procedure

Calling Sequence

ReturnCode = BSCSHOW (lnum, server, lconfig, clear_stats)

Procedures Called

BSCDAS, BSCASL, BSCRESET, and BSCFWY

Functions

1. If there is a change in the server name or ICP device, calls BSCASL to assign input

and output channels.

2. If the

clear_stats ﬂag is 1, issues a Clear Statistics command (command code 4)

for link (

lnum) to the ICP, waits for the statistics report, and returns immediately.

The report contains the statistics prior to clearing.

3. Issues requests for conﬁguration, buffer, statistics, and status reports to ICP for

link (

lnum).

4. Gets reports and transfers conﬁguration and status to data structure (

lconfig).

Arguments

lnum This is a pointer to an integer. It is a longword containing the link

number.

server This is a pointer to a descriptor. It is a character string containing the

server name. An ICP board number may be appended to the server

name with an underscore character; otherwise, the ICP board num-

ber is assumed to be 0. The maximum length is ten characters.